Overview

• Kelly Osbourne used Instagram Stories on July 11 to debunk an AI-generated clip that falsely portrayed her father as saying he was going to die.
• The deepfake featured a synthetic voice resembling Ozzy Osbourne and reignited talk of a suicide pact that Kelly says was originally a 2007 remark made by Sharon Osbourne for attention.
• She emphasized that Ozzy Osbourne, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2020 and now using a wheelchair, is not in an end-of-life stage.
• Ozzy Osbourne performed his farewell concert with Black Sabbath at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5, officially retiring from live touring.
• The Osbourne family continues to counter digital misinformation to safeguard the rock legend’s reputation and prevent further sensational reporting.